Punjab Assembly’s Speaker seeks action against Taseer

LAHORE: Punjab Assembly’s Speaker Rana Mohammad Iqbal on Thursday has demanded the government to take an appropriate action against Governor Salman Taseer as he has breached the constitution by going to a foreign trip without informing the concerned authorities.

Rana Mohammad Iqbal said while talking to the newsmen during a photo exhibition in Lahore that he was waiting for Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani’s reply over his written letter in this regard, reported a private TV channel.

He added that the Punjab Assembly is also reviewing that resolution moved against the unconstitutional act of the governor.

Earlier, Punjab Assembly’s speaker had written a letter to PM Gilani, seeking an action against Punjab Governor Salman Taseer for violating the constitution.